The war in Iraq is a tricky subject to tackle, it's a little soon for a retrospective, but "Green Zone" does a great job of presenting it's story without getting too politically one sided. The film takes place in 2003 as the invasion of Iraq heats up. Matt Damon plays Roy Miller, a warrant officer who is on a task force who are looking for WMD's. As most people know none were found, so this film follows Damon's quest to find "Magellan", the informant supplying the, possibly, faulty intelligence. Matt Damon is pretty good, and i really Khalid Abdalla's performance as an Iraqi citizen, it felt genuine. The movie is kind of a slow burn, but once it gets to the climax things really rev up. Countries are not vilified in this movie like they are in alot of other war films, it comes down to individuals. So if you want a mindless action movie, don't see this, the Iraqis aren't just painted as "bad guys", and there are some pretty sketchy Americans too, and that feels more realistic. The only real issue i have is that it does some weird fiction mixed with non fiction stuff that can be kind of off putting, either you make a "real" movie or you stick to your own "world" you've created. I definitely deserves a 4 outta 5.
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